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vsee.livejournal.comI add my wails to the choir of "impossible!" It's terrible to try to pick only 3 fics of my heart for this fandom. I don't know what tack to use to approach the question, whether it should be the things that I have reread the most, the things that have pressed my buttons the hardest, the things that have surprised me and therefore found a sneaky way into a special corner of fondness. With my head still spinning with possibilities, I have to just close my eyes and pick three.
Title: Auld Acquaintance
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secretlybronte
Characters: RK/BF
Rating: PG
Length: Approximately 3000 words
Why I'm reccing this fic:
Fraser is alone on New Year's Eve, until Ray calls and asks him to come out with him, and to wear something "classy."
This fic is a delight, and I think that it got a bit lost in the holiday shuffle this year. This is a "new classic" for me, and fills much of the same niche that Dining Out bykalena has in the race for my heart. I totally dig the going- on -a -date trope, and this story has a very direct, crisp style that really makes it feel fresh and modern. I love the descriptions of the clothing, the food, the energy of the party. It is sweet, romantic, and great fun.
( (An excerpt) )
Auld Acquaintance
Title: Relax
Author: Dira Sudis
Characters:F/K
Rating: adult
Length: about 12,000 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: This is another older classic that always grabs me hard whenever I reread it. Dira has such a talent for taking themes that seem odd or a little shocking (involuntary hypnosis, tear fetish, etc.) and making it into something fascinating and in character.
After his lapse in Seeing is Believing where he can't resist using hypnosis recreationally, Fraser accidentally finds that he has the ability to hypnotize Ray during ordinary conversation.
( An excerpt )
Relax
Title: Eight Sessions
Author: Speranza-cesperanza
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Rating: NC-17
Length: Very Long
Why I'm reccing this fic: I usually resist the urge to rec Speranza's fic. Her stories already have terrific word-of-mouth, and almost everyone is steered toward them from the moment they decide they want to read Due South fic. (I know that there is nothing so frustrating, too, as checking recs and finding no surprises, and nothing new to read.) All that being said, I've just got to go with my strong feelings about this fic.
You probably haven't reread this one for awhile, right? Maybe you've forgotten that although this story is lighter on the graphic sex than, say, Hanged Man , this story has some amazing character moments for both Fraser and Ray.
Ray and Fraser must attend eight mandated therapy sessions while Ray is under investigation by IA for shooting several suspects in a confrontation. They have very different experiences of therapy, but find themselves facing some truths about their lives, and learning how to tell the truth to each other. Fraser's meltdown is poignant and obvious, and involves pie and bowling, but Ray's quieter, more internal meltdown is equally compelling.
( ( An excerpt ) )
Eight Sessions
Title: Auld Acquaintance
Author:
secretlybronte Characters: RK/BF
Rating: PG
Length: Approximately 3000 words
Why I'm reccing this fic:
Fraser is alone on New Year's Eve, until Ray calls and asks him to come out with him, and to wear something "classy."
This fic is a delight, and I think that it got a bit lost in the holiday shuffle this year. This is a "new classic" for me, and fills much of the same niche that Dining Out by
kalena has in the race for my heart. I totally dig the going- on -a -date trope, and this story has a very direct, crisp style that really makes it feel fresh and modern. I love the descriptions of the clothing, the food, the energy of the party. It is sweet, romantic, and great fun.( (An excerpt) )
Auld Acquaintance
Title: Relax
Author: Dira Sudis
Characters:F/K
Rating: adult
Length: about 12,000 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: This is another older classic that always grabs me hard whenever I reread it. Dira has such a talent for taking themes that seem odd or a little shocking (involuntary hypnosis, tear fetish, etc.) and making it into something fascinating and in character.
After his lapse in Seeing is Believing where he can't resist using hypnosis recreationally, Fraser accidentally finds that he has the ability to hypnotize Ray during ordinary conversation.
( An excerpt )
Relax
Title: Eight Sessions
Author: Speranza-
cesperanzaPairing: Fraser/RayK
Rating: NC-17
Length: Very Long
Why I'm reccing this fic: I usually resist the urge to rec Speranza's fic. Her stories already have terrific word-of-mouth, and almost everyone is steered toward them from the moment they decide they want to read Due South fic. (I know that there is nothing so frustrating, too, as checking recs and finding no surprises, and nothing new to read.) All that being said, I've just got to go with my strong feelings about this fic.
You probably haven't reread this one for awhile, right? Maybe you've forgotten that although this story is lighter on the graphic sex than, say, Hanged Man , this story has some amazing character moments for both Fraser and Ray.
Ray and Fraser must attend eight mandated therapy sessions while Ray is under investigation by IA for shooting several suspects in a confrontation. They have very different experiences of therapy, but find themselves facing some truths about their lives, and learning how to tell the truth to each other. Fraser's meltdown is poignant and obvious, and involves pie and bowling, but Ray's quieter, more internal meltdown is equally compelling.
( ( An excerpt ) )
Eight Sessions
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